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The Columbus Cardinals’ varsity baseball team saw all of their momentum from a big win at the start of last week dissipate by the end as they struggled through a difficult stretch of games in the Yoakum varsity tournament. Despite getting a big win to open the week, they could not recreate their success in any of their four games in the tournament as they finished without a single win.

SAN ANTONIO – The Lady Cards basketball team has just completed the best two-year stretch of competition they have ever had in their history. After an undefeated regular season last year, Columbus fell in the first round of the postseason despite their potential to make a deep playoff run. This year, they recognized their potential with another impressive regular season as well as a trip to the State Tournament’s Final Four, the furthest the Lady Cards had ever reached in the playoffs. Columbus ran into a stout opponent when they faced the Holliday Lady Eagles on Thursday, March 2. The Lady Cards fell to their opponents in a difficult 59-40 defeat, but they had no lost pride as competed admirably and took their final bow at the hands of the eventual State Champions.

The Rice Lady Raiders’ varsity soccer team had some difficulties last week getting their offense to produce chances at goal effectively. Throughout their two games last week, they failed to score a single goal as their opponents found their own success offensively. These struggles led to the Lady Raiders taking a couple of big losses, including the season’s biggest defeat so far.

The Rice High School track team competed in their second straight home-hosted meet during the second iteration of the Rice Relays. Both the girls and the boys for Rice had some difficulties in claiming the point-scoring placements for their respective teams. Because of their difficulties, the boys finished just outside of the top five with a sixthplace finish, and the girls finished near the bottom of their team standings.

The Rice Raiders’ soccer team has been jockeying for position in the district standings as they compete through an up-anddown season. The Raiders experienced both the lows and highs of the season after a pair of games last week. Rice followed a difficult loss with one of their best wins of the year as the regular season draws near a close.

RICE SENDS LADY LIFTERS TO STATE

The Weimar golf team hosted and competed in the Weimar varsity golf tournament last week that featured many nearby teams, including the Columbus Cardinals. The boys and the girls from both schools had strong outings as they each finished with high placements.

Connor Schulman medaled at the recent conference indoor track and field championship.

LA GRANGE – The Columbus Cardinals’ track team got a number of top performances during an early-season meet last week. The varsity team finished with a number of medals and had several near misses as well. All of their performances combined to make up for a strong overall outing from Columbus as they continue to try to turn some of those near misses into medals.

WILDCATS BASEBALL CONTINUES SEASON

BRENHAM – The 13th Annual Beginning Beekeeping School in Brenham is set for April 1, 2023. Registration is open at tinyurl.com/2023BeeSchool.

EAGLE LAKE – Is your child in the right seat? The Texas Department of State Health Services and Texas AgriLife Extension Office invite the public to attend a car seat checkup event at the Community Center, 100 N. Walnut Ave.

BRENHAM – Texas law allows bees and bee hives to qualify for reducing property taxes on plots ranging from 5 to 20 acres similar to livestock orraisinghay. Propertytaxes on small acreages can now be lowered by keeping bees on the property. The bees do not have to be owned by the landowner.

BRENHAM – A class teaching the use of Top Bar Bee Hives is being offered on April 1 at the 13th Annual Beginners Beekeeping School in Brenham. Top Bar Bee Hives are an alternate home for managing bees.

“Let the little children come to Me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.” (Mark 10:14) The SAS Track Team will participate in the St. Philip Meet in El Campo this afternoon.

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Columbus FFA on the go

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My aunt told my parents about Texas ChalleNGe Academy because of the bad choices that I was making in my life. Prior to coming to TCA, I was skipping class, hanging with the wrong crowds, and disrespecting my parents. I didn’t like seeing my parents cry, but at the time, I was only thinking about myself.

Severe drought shows little sign of relief in near future

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